Print Description
This print shows a view on three strange birds called Juffertjes (Crane) by the Dutch in West Indies. Buildings on the background.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (vergé) paper. Watermark: yes.
Sheet size: 20 x 16.2 cm (7.87 x 6.38 inch). Image size: 18.7 x 15.5 cm. (7.36 x 6.1 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Plate brownish. Creases and folds in upper left corner. Remains of paper tape in upper corners on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BIRDS-STRANGE-JUFFERTJES-ANIMALS-BUILDINGS-WEST INDIES | RBOS-A11-14
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in the series of 16 plates: “Allerhande vreemde en Hollandse vogels (…) by Pieter van der Aa.
Biography engraver: Abraham Allard (8 January 1676 Amsterdam -26 January 1725 was a Dutch printmaker, painter, publisher, printer, engraver.
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